CALENDAR

THIS WEEK’s news about our school 14 DECEMBER 2017 EDITION

This week the children in Forms 1 and 2 have taken part in a’house’ bauble making competition. Congratulations to the individual winners from each year group and to Godwin, the overall winner.

HOUSES Form 1 and 2 ‘House’ cake decorating competition

The children in Forms 1 and 2 have also taken part in house cake decorating competition. In their houses they worked in groups to decorate a cake with a Christmas theme. Well done to the overall winner, Godwin.

Thank you to Mrs Greenaway for organising both of these creative house competitions.

Other top stories…

Christmas lunches

This week the children in the Den and Lower 1 and Forms 5 and 6 have enjoyed a delicious Christmas lunch of roast turkey with all the trimmings!

Father Christmas

A special visitor came to Rupert Road this week, much to the excitement of the children in the lower school.

PANTOMIME – Little Red Riding Hood

This week children in the Den, Lower 1, Forms 1 and 2 had great fun watching the pantomime ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. The children were excited and very enthusiastic participants.

Christmas activities

The children have had fun decorating their classrooms and making Christmas decorations.

Carol Concert

The Upper School children, chamber, parent/teacher and senior choirs and members of the orchestra entertained parents with an inspirational variety of Christmas carols, songs and poems in the concert yesterday. Isaac Macallan (6W) sang the solo first verse of ‘Once in Royal David’s City’. For those who were unable to attend the concert please logiin to the secure area of the website to view a recording of the performance.

STAFF PANTOMIME – Aladdin

The anticipation had been mounting all week about today’s staff fundraising event, with rehearsals taking place in secret, a desperate search for costumes, and rumours spreading amongst the children as to what the staff were up to! All was revealed when the cast of Aladdin took to the stage to give a performance which will not be forgotten for a long time! Thank you to everyone who has helped raise money for the school charities.

Form 1 Nativity

For those who were unable to attend last week’s Form 1 nativity a recording of the performance can be viewed online. Please login to the secure area of the website to view the link.

Happy Christmas!

We hope that everyone has a Happy Christmas and New Year and we look forward to seeing all the children back on Monday 8 January (and some Form 6 children on Friday 5 January).

Recognition this week

There is no recognition this week.

Circulars

Date Sent

To

Subject

Wednesday 13 December

To parents of certain children

IAPS Advanced netball squad

Thursday 14 December

To parents of children in Form 6

General advice for the day of the examination

All current circulars and messages can be seen in the secure section of the school’s website. Please always report any difficulty in logging in to the secure area to the school office, or to the email address shown on the website: catalina.basualdo@houseschools.com

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